South Africa: Gay blood ban lifted for monogamous couples
South Africa has lifted a blanket ban on gay men donating blood, in favour of new regulations which do not discriminate based on sexual orientation.
View ArticleGreen MP Caroline Lucas: The government must end the ‘draconian’ rules on gay...
Caroline Lucas says she's disappointed at the government for rejecting calls to end the ban against gay men donating blood within 12 months of having sex.
View ArticleLifetime gay blood ban not justifiable, says Europe Court of Justice Advocate...
A lifetime ban preventing French gay men from donating blood is not justifiable, says the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice.
View ArticleCalifornia: LGBT group and Assembly Member join forces to fight gay blood ban
The largest LGBT rights group in California has partnered with a state Assembly Member to attempt to fight the ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood.
View ArticleTory MP to introduce motion to stop discrimination against gay men donating...
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant will next month introduce legislation calling for an end to discrimination against men who have sex with men giving blood.
View ArticleCaroline Lucas tables motion for ‘urgent review’ of blood donor rules
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has tabled an Early Day Motion which calls for an "urgent review" of the rules for selecting blood donors.
View ArticleTory MP Michael Fabricant: Gay blood ban is unfair and illogical
Tory MP Michael Fabricant has called for an end to the 12-month deferral on gay and bisexual men donating blood, in a Parliamentary motion today.
View ArticlePeter Tatchell: The gay blood ban is medically unjustified discrimination
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell writes on why the UK’s blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men need reforming.
View ArticleTory MP Michael Fabricant to push for end to ‘illogical’ gay blood donation...
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant’s campaign to allow gay men to donate blood moves forward tomorrow when a short film and an interview will take place on the BBC.
View ArticleWATCH: Tory MP Michael Fabricant: ‘Gay men have to lie in order to give blood’
In a video aired on the BBC today, Tory MP Michael Fabricant calls for the equalisation of blood donation rules for men who have sex with men.
View ArticleTory and Labour frontbench call for new review of ‘discriminatory’ gay blood ban
Tory Energy Minister Amber Rudd and Shadow Scotland Secretary Margaret Curran have called for a fresh review on the restrictions preventing gay and bisexual men from giving blood.
View ArticleUS officials refuse to lift gay blood ban
The US Food and Drug Administration will not lift the lifetime ban preventing gay and bisexual men from giving blood.
View ArticleUS: FDA recommends end to ban on gay men donating blood
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood "should end".
View ArticleBrazillian politician: Let patients choose between gay and straight donor blood
A Congressman in Brazil has come under fire for suggesting that hospital patients should be allowed the choice to reject "gay" blood.
View ArticleGay US ambassador to Spain proudly gives blood
Out gay ambassador James Costos shared a photo of himself donating blood in Madrid.
View ArticleReview of gay blood ban urged amid blood donor ‘crisis’
The government has been urged to review rules banning men who have sex with men from donating blood, amid a critical lack of donors.
View ArticleTory MP slams Government for having ‘no research’ supporting gay blood ban
The Government has responded to a question from a Tory MP to say there has been "no research" to support the ongoing ban on sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
View ArticleTory MP questions Government ‘prejudice’ behind gay blood ban
Tory MP Michael Fabricant has questioned whether there is "prejudice" behind the Government's reluctance to conduct research into HIV infections among gay men in monogamous relationships.
View ArticleUK relying on ‘Polish blood’ amid donor shortage, despite ban on gays
A Tory MP has said a campaign urging Polish nationals to donate blood shows that the system is lacking donors, and that gay and bisexual men should be allowed to donate blood to prevent a shortage.
View ArticleTory MP hits out at timings of ‘long overdue’ review of 12-month gay blood ban
A Tory MP has hit out at the length of time a review of the 12-month deferral period for gay men to donate blood in the UK.
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